Beyond making things

Vicki,

Today I went to the movies and saw "Charlie Wilson's War." The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin--"The American President," "The West Wing,"--so I realize that things probably appear cleaner than they actually are. But I don't know, despite my general cynicism and penchant for pluralism, I left feeling quite hopeless and useless. What is a young person, inheriting these conflicts, supposed to think about them? Even worse, do with?

I worry that I should be doing more, but I honestly can't see what that would be? Should I have gone to law school. Am I wasting my intelligence, making pretend buildings, playing art. I would sign up to help, donate years and years of my life to these problems, if I understood how big changes happen. I think a lot of young people feel this way, which is how they end up in the Army, and then dead.